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Russian Nobel Prize winner Zhores Alferov dies at 88
Date: 2019-03-02 21:49:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:7829890
MOSCOW, March 2 (MENA) - Russian physicist and academic Zhores Alferov has passed away at the age of 88 in St. Petersburg, Russia Today reported on Saturday. Alferov is credited with advancing the field of modern heterostructure physics and ....
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Trump accuses Democrats of peddling 'bullshit' amid rising scrutiny
Date: 2019-03-02 20:44:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:7829860
WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump accused his political opponents of coming up empty-handed in their Russia probes and now resorting to peddling "bullshit" amid increasing scrutiny of his personal finances, the Hill reported on ....
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Samjhauta Express services restored; train to run from India on Sunday: Railways
Date: 2019-03-02 15:11:55 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:31 - ID:7829439
ISLAMABAD, March 2 (MENA) - The Samjhauta Express train will leave for Pakistan from New Delhi on Sunday after the two neighbors agreed to operate services at their ends, The Times of India reported. The announcement came a day after Pakistan ....
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Two Pakistani soldiers killed in firefight with Indian forces
Date: 2019-03-02 13:50:24 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:28 - ID:7829123
ISLAMABAD, March 2 (MENA) - Two Pakistani soldiers had been killed during a firefight with Indian forces across the Line of Control (LoC), the Pakistani Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. "Two Pakistan Army soldiers ....
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51 Taliban militants killed in Afghan military operations
Date: 2019-03-02 13:41:44 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:27 - ID:7829190
KABUL, March 2 (MENA) - As many as 51 Taliban militants were killed in military operations by the Afghan army over the past 48 hours. “In the past 48 hours, the 205th Corps, along with the Afghan Air Force and Afghan special forces have killed 51 ....
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21 Afghan soldiers killed, injured in Taliban attack on security convoy
Date: 2019-03-02 10:06:43 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:7828841
KABUL, March 2 (MENA) - Taliban ambushed a convoy of Afghan security forces in northern Sari Pul province, killing nine, said Zabihullah Amani, spokesman for the provincial governor. Amani said 12 other forces were wounded during the battle with ....
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Brazil's president to visit US, Chile, Israel
Date: 2019-03-02 10:00:40 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:12 - ID:7828895
BRASILIA, March 2 (MENA) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will pay his first official visits to the United States, Chile and Israel this month, France 24 reported Saturday. The former Army captain, who took office on January 1, will be in the ....
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30 security personnel killed in Afghanistan's Helmand assault
Date: 2019-03-02 08:26:49 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:10 - ID:7828786
KABUL, March 2 (MENA) - At least 30 security personnel and 20 Taliban insurgents have been killed as a result of a coordinated attack in southern Helmand province, sources said on Saturday. The attack, involving a dozen Taliban militants, began ....
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Eight dead in Indonesia mine collapse as excavator digs for survivors
Date: 2019-03-01 16:23:40 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:42 - ID:7827892
JAKARTA, March 1 (MENA) - Rescuers at a collapsed Indonesian gold mine brought in a heavy excavator to the perilous site Friday as they ramped up efforts to reach more than 30 miners still trapped underground, France 24 reported. Search teams had ....
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Kosovo president says no land swap to be talked with Serbia
Date: 2019-03-01 16:11:22 GMT - Kosovo - World - SN:40 - ID:7828290
TIRANA, March 1 (MENA) - Kosovo's president has strongly rejected any idea of a land swap with Serbia, Fox news reported. Hashim Thaci said Friday in the Albanian capital Tirana that "a land swap (with Serbia) would never occur," adding that not ....